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EXECUTIVES
President:
Raymond Pelletier
Vice President:
Marc Desroches
Membership:
Catherine Larivière
Secretary-Treasurer:
Ginette Lagacé
Ex
Officio
Past President:
Don Dobson
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DIRECTORS
Mike Hendley
André Larivière
Tony Street
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VOLUNTEERS
.Ride Captain
Don Dobson
Internet Manager
Tony Street
Motorcycle Ride for Dad Liaison:
Marc Desroches
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News......News.... and more News !
NEW! Advanced Rider Training (ART) School - May 28, 2012 NEW!
The Ottawa BMW Club is sponsoring its 5th annual ART school at Calabogie Motorsport Park. Overall program will be similar to last year - experienced coaches will lead groups of 5 students through a series of progressive steps to improve their riding, cornering and bike-handling skills. Only 45 students accepted - places are still avalable as at 22 Jan. 2012! Please read the attached description of the program and complete the registration process as outlined on the forms.......
Announcement - English or French
Registration Form - English or French
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International BMW Clubs Newsletter
Kati Hockner of the
BMW Clubs International Office writes:
"The time has come again for a new edition of the Council News (click here for copy). Also, please visit our website www.bmw-clubs-international.com for more interesting motorcycle club news .
Have fun reading!
And here is a copy of the BMW International Clubs 2012 Calendar for all to enjoy......
It has some stunning photographs!
The BMW Clubs International Office Team"
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Group Riding Guidelines (unchanged)
In an attempt to maintain some semblance of order and to ensure that we all have safety on our minds, the Board has approved a set of guidelines which all riders are expected to observe (the obvious and only caveat being "unless safety dictates otherwise"). Again, if you have any comments or sugestions, please pass them along.........
For your copy, please click Guidelines .
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! ! Recall Notices ! !
Attached is a pdf. file listing all BMW Motorcycle Recalls on 2005 to 2010 models. It is quite lengthy - 83 recalls! Check the listing for your model and year.
Here are a few of the newer listings:
2007/8/9 - G650X all - powertrain ssue
2007/8/9 -R1200 all - front brake lines
2008/9/10 -F650/800GS - chain and sprocket
2009 - K1300 S/R/GT - brakes
If you want to check for Recall Notices for your specific m-c, go to the following Transport Canada site and enter the Year, Make and Model of your ride.
http://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/saf-sec-sur/7/vrdb-bdrv/search/Search.aspx?lang=eng
Here is another listing of BMW recalls - misses a few, but pretty
comprehensive.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/motorcycle_recalls/01/bmw/index.html |
Club By-Laws (updated March 2010)
Attached are the "Current" Club By-laws as approved by the club members following the discussion and vote at our Annual General Meeting (Nov. 2009) and as amended at our March 2010 meeting.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to send your views to the club Secretary-Treasurer.
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Newsletters
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Being as subtle as can be... no articles, no newsletter!
Get to your typewriters folks and start spurting out that prose, just like an old airhead cylinder head leaking oil.
Trips, riding experiences, gear review, opinions, just send it in, please.
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